Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-12-09
Greenville Affairs.

VETERANS PASSING A w
ENTERTAINMENTS &C.
Reported for the Staunton VINDIcAToR.
GREENvILLE, Nov. 5 This commu.
nifty has been visited more frequently by
the grim tyrant death in the last fortnight
than at any time in the recollection of tie
writer, and the heavy hand has fallen al.
together on the aged people. Mr.. Samuel
Houser was the first to die, at the age of
"A years. HIS death occurred on Nov. 9TH.
Then Mr., Isaac Newton, aged 70. died on
Nov. 18th. On Dec. LIST. Mrs. Mary j.
Tate, the beloved wife of DIR. John Nj.
Tate, died at her home 10 Greenville. She
was daughter of the Hon. John Tate.
deceased, who was in ante bellum days a
representative from this county in the
Legislature, and the last one this district
had had. Mrs. Tate's mother, who still
lives, was daughter of John Randolph,
of Middlebrook. She was the mother of
nine children, six of whom survive her,
Her funeral was preached on Friday, Rev.
James Murray, d. D., officiating. The
pail bearers were Messrs. James Wallace,
Jas. Smith. JEo. Wright, Jas. Beard. VIM
H. Cochran and S. 2. Strain. she was
about SIS years of age, and was buried at
Bethel: at which place, at the same time,
Mrs. Mary Lightner, aged 88 years, wife
Of Jacob Lghtner, deceased, and sister of
our venerable countyman, Mathew Prison,
Esq, was buried. She died on the LIST inst.
at her home hear Raphine. On yesterday,
at the Greenville M. e. Church Cemetery
were buried the remains of Major D. Vines,
aged IS years. Mr.. Vines was born and
lived his entire life here. Rev. Jas. Muir
ray. D. D., officiated at the funeral, which
took place from the M. E. Church. A
very large crowd was in attendance. The
pail bearers we're j. J. Larew, W. j. La
rev. J. Thomas Hawpe, Jas. S. Anderson,
J. W. Waddv and j. Z. Tribbstt.
1t is our painful duty to announce still
another death that of Mr.. John Strain,
which occurred at his home near here
to-day, aged SO years. Mr.. Strain was
one of those genial, kind citizens that eve
rybody liked. Thus the old ones pass
away. His funeral will take place from
Bethel church on Tuesday. the 9th, at II
o'clock.
At Mt. Carmel church, on last Sunday,
DR.. Quarles preached. at which time sac
ramental services were held. There were
five or six additions to the membership of
the church.
At q congregational meeting held at
Bethel, Saturday, the 3rd, it was decided
to do some very much needed improve
ments to that ancieut edlfice.
The Little Joker Combination Compa-
ny of this place, Prof. G. B. Jones, man
ager and proprietor, gave several very
creditable entertainments at Midway and
here last week.
E. M. Gushing, Esq Dist. Dep. Grand
Is, paid Augusta Lodge No. Ill visit
last Tuesday night. There was quite an
interesting meeting. The Lodge recon-
mended J. II. Wayt, Esq for the position
next year.
cdr. Jas. Steele. iron miner of this placs,
paid business visit to Mines. Monday of
this week. Mr. Steele is mining some very
fine ore. The manager of the iron fur
mace at Lynchburg was to see him last
week. with view of getting daily sup
ply of one hundred tons. We are truly
glad to see MIR. S, meeting with such sue
cess.
The Sunday School of the M. E. Church
here will have grand juvenile concert
and jug breaking, Christmas.